Holder for spools of wrapping cord



' 1NVENT0R JA CK G I N M AN Oct. 20, 1953 J. G. INMAN HOLDER FOR SPOOLSOF WRAPPING CORD Filed Feb. 5. 1951 Patented Oct. 20, 1953 UNITEDSTATES- Claims.

This invention relates generally to holders for wrapping cord and morespecifically to such a device which is adapted for use in associationwith a counter, or other support, on which packages are wrapped, thepredominant object of the invention being to provide such a holder forspools of wrapping cord that may be secured to the counter or othersupport with which it is associated insuch manner that the spool of cordis disposed out of sight beneath the counter, or other support, and withonly an ornate cor-d dispensing portion appearing above the counter, orother support.

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view illustrating one of the holders forspools of wrapping cord of the present invention, a portion of anelement by which the holder is supported being shown in Fig. 1.

invention. The holder A includes a tubular member I 7 throughout itsupper portion, as indicated at la which is exteriorly screwthreaded inFig. 2, said upper screwthreaded portion Ia of said tubular member Ihaving screwthreadedly mounted thereon a nut 2 with which is associateda Washer 3. The upper portion of the tubu lar member l is extendedthrough an opening B formed through a counter B, or other supportingstructure. By referring to Fig. 2 it will be noted that the washer 3contacts with a lower face portion of the structure B, there be ing asecond washer 4 which embraces the upper portion of tubular member I andwhich contacts with a top face portion of the structure B. A coupling 5is screwthreadedly applied to the extreme upper end portion of thetubular member I, as is shown in Fig. 2, and the lower face of thiscoupling 5 contacts forcibly with the top face of the washer 4. Also,the upper portion of the coupling 5 is provided with a screwthreadedrecess 5a which screwthreadedly receives the lower screwthreaded endportion of a tubular element 6 of ooseneck formation.

The tubular member I is externally screwthreaded at its lower endportion, as indicated at I b in Fig. 2, and this lower screwthreadedportion of said tubular member l screwthreadedly receives a sleeve Iwhich is provided with a bore said tubular member.

collar 8 contact with the inner face of the core of OFFICE 1 thatcommunicates with the opening through the tubular member I. The top faceof the sleeve 1 supports a spool S of cord, said spool having a taperedcore S about which the cord is wound,

and the lower edge of said tapered core contact ing with the top face ofthe sleeve 1 (Fig. 2).

ihe tubular member I has mounted thereon a collar 8 which preferably,though not necessarily is provided with a circumferential groove 8.Also,

an annular groove 9 is formed in the face of the bore of the collar 8,and disposed in this groove split ring grips the circumferential face ofthe tubular member I in a manner to maintain said collar in a desiredstationary position relative to Peripheral portions of the the spool Sof cord so as to center said spool with respect to the tubular member i.

In applying the improved holder to a counter B, or other supportingstructure, the opening B is formed through the structure and thecoupling 5 and the tubular element 6 are removed from the upper endportion of the tubular member 5 and said upper portion of said tubularmember is extended upwardly through the opening B of the structure B.The coupling 5 with the tubular 30 :element 6 associated therewith isscrewthreadedly applied to the upper portion of tubular member i,

and the nut 2 is drawn up on the screwthreaded portion la of the tubularmember 5 so as to cause wardly of the tubular member I in embracingrelation with respect thereto. The sleeve 1 is then 're-applied to thelower portion of the tubular member I so that the lower edge of the coreS may engage and be supported by the top face of said sleeve 1, and thecollar 8 is positioned within the core of the spool so that an innerface portion of said core is engaged by a circumferential portion ofsaid collar to properly center the spool relative to the tubular memberI. When the spool S has been assembled with respect to the tubularmember, the cord extends from the spool S to the lower end of the sleeveI, said cord passing through the bore of the sleeve 1, through thetubular member I, through the bore 51) of the.

coupling 5, and through the tubular element 6,

from the upper end of which said cord normally hangs, as is shown inFig. 2.

I claim:

1. A holder for a spool of wrapping cord comprising a tubular memberhaving an upper portion thereof extended through an opening formedthrough a part of a structure by which the holder is supported, meansfor securing said tubular member to said structure, means mounted onsaid tubular member for supporting a spool of wrapping cord thereonbeneath said structure, and a tubular element connected to said tubularmember and disposed above said structure with which the holder isassociated, said; means for securing said tubular member to saidstructure comprising a coupling which connects said tubular member andsaid tubular element and abuts against an upper part of said structure,and a nut mounted on said tubular member which abuts against a lowerpart of said structure.

2. A holder for a spool of wrapping cord comprising a tubular memberhaving an upper portion thereof extended through an opening formedthrough a part of a structure bywhich the holder is supported, means forsecuring said tubular member to said structure, means mounted on saidtubular member for supporting a spool of wrapping cord thereon beneathsaid structure, a tubular element connected to and comprising acontinuation of said tubular member and disposed above said structurewith which the holder is associated, said means for securing saidtubular member to said structure comprising a coupling which connectssaid tubular member and said tubular element and abuts against an upperpart of said structure, and a nut mounted on said tubular member whichabuts. against a lower part of said structure, and a member supported bysaid tubular member for engaging and centering a spool of wrapping cordthereon.

3. A holder for a spool of wrapping cord comprising a tubular memberhaving an upper por tion thereof extended through an opening formedthrough apart of a structure by which the holder is supported, means forsecuring said tubular member to said structure, means mounted on saidtubular member for supporting a spool of wrapping cord thereon beneathsaid structure, a tubular element connected to and comprising acontinuation of said tubular member and disposed above said structurewith which the holder is associated, said means for securing saidtubular member to said structure comprising a, coupling which connectssaid tubular member and said tubular element and abuts against an upperpart of said structure, and a, nut. mounted on said tubular member whichabuts against a lower part of said structure, and a member in the formof a collar supported by said tubular member for engaging and centeringa spool of wrapping cord thereon.

4. A holder for a spool of wrapping cord comprising a tubular memberhaving an upper portion thereof extended through an opening formedthrough a part of a structure by which the holder is supported, meansfor securing said tubular member to said structure, means mounted onsaid tubular member for supporting a spool of wrapping cord thereonbeneath said structure, a tubular element connected to said tubularmemher, and disposed. above said. structure with which the holder: isassociated. said means for securing said tubular member to saidstructure comprising a. coupling which connects said tubular member andsaid tubular element and abuts against an upper part of'said, structure,and a nut mounted on said tubular member which abuts against a lowerpart of said structure, a member in the formof a collar supported bysaid tubular member for engaging and centering a spool of wrapping c'ordthereon, and spring means supported by said collar for frictionallyengaging said tubular member soas to. maintain said collar in positionson said tubular member to which it is adjusted.

5. A holder-for a spool of wrapping cord comprising a tubular memberhaving an upper portion thereof extended: through an opening formedthrough a part of a structure by which the-holder is supported, meansfor securing said tubular member-to said structure, means mounted onsaid tubular member for supporting a spool of wrapping cord thereonbeneath said structure, a tubular element connected. to said tubularmember and disposed above said structure with which the holder isassociated, said means-for securing said tubular member to saidstructure comprising a coupling which connects said tubular member andsaid tubular element and abuts against an upper part of said structure,and a nut mounted on said tubular member which abuts. against a lowerpart of said structure, a member in the form of a collar supported bysaid tubular memher for engaging and centering a spool of wrapping cordthereon, spring means related to. said collar for frictionally engagingsaid tubular member so as to maintain said collar in positions on saidtubular member to which it is adjusted, said spring means comprising asplit ring formed of resilient material, and an annular groove formed inthe annular face of said collar in which groove said spring means isdisposed. JACK G. INMAN.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 1,635,525 Anderson July 12, 192. 2,073,818 Viens Mar. 16, 1937 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 304,834 Italy Jan. 19, 1933

